diff --git a/contexthub/common/vts/VtsHalContexthubUtils.cpp b/contexthub/common/vts/VtsHalContexthubUtils.cpp
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+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2020 The Android Open Source Project
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+#include "VtsHalContexthubUtils.h"
+
+#include <chrono>
+#include <future>
+
+namespace android {
+namespace hardware {
+namespace contexthub {
+namespace vts_utils {
+
+using ::android::hardware::contexthub::V1_0::ContextHub;
+using ::android::hardware::contexthub::V1_0::IContexthub;
+
+// Synchronously queries IContexthub::getHubs() and returns the result
+hidl_vec<ContextHub> getHubsSync(IContexthub* hubApi) {
+    hidl_vec<ContextHub> hubList;
+    std::promise<void> barrier;
+
+    hubApi->getHubs([&hubList, &barrier](const hidl_vec<ContextHub>& hubs) {
+        hubList = hubs;
+        barrier.set_value();
+    });
+    barrier.get_future().wait_for(std::chrono::seconds(1));
+
+    return hubList;
+}
+
+}  // namespace vts_utils
+}  // namespace contexthub
+}  // namespace hardware
+}  // namespace android